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  1. 1a Axed (9)
  2. 8a Jetty (4)
  3. 9a PM (9)
  4. 10a Jerome ___ , Show Boat composer, d. 1945 (4)
  5. 13a Asian capital (5)
  6. 15a Beyond ordinary understanding (6)
  7. 16a Holy (6)
  8. 17a Misgivings (6)
  9. 19a Act properly (6)
  10. 20a Garden flower (5)
  11. 21a River that flows through Hamburg (4)
  12. 24a Verboten (9)
  13. 25a Uniform (4)
  14. 26a Lifeless (9)
  15. 2d Punch (informal) (4)
  16. 3d Place in France? (4)
  17. 4d When the light begins to fade (6)
  18. 5d Old Testament escape (6)
  19. 6d Unattainable aspiration (4,5)
  20. 7d Malefactor (9)
  21. 11d Vanquished (9)
  22. 12d Mixed up (like eggs?) (9)
  23. 13d Economic downswing (5)
  24. 14d Milky fluid found in poppies and other plants (5)
  25. 18d Easy win (4-2)
  26. 19d Reel — spool (6)
  27. 22d Chap with an apple (4)
  28. 23d Warmth (4)